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Nancy Machlis RechtmanJun 1410 minShort StoriesThe KeyLily stared at herself in the mirror. She reached for the makeup remover and slowly wiped it across her face. She stared at the blush and...
Maria HanleyJun 811 minShort StoriesThe Time is NowMargot cracked open her eyes, squinting at the morning light. A crystal dangled in the window, a “rainbow maker” she’d called it when she...